Making your home safe for children

Making your home safe for children

Moving into a new home? If you have children, it’s a great time to make sure your home is safe for the smallest members of your household. Every 30 minutes, a child in the United States is injured as a result of a TV or furniture tip-over incident. Most of those...
Homeowners insurance and home inspections

Homeowners insurance and home inspections

Homeowners insurance protects your home and property against covered losses. Whether you are buying a new home or already own a home, homeowners insurance is an important protection. Depending on the requirements of your insurance provider, you may be required to have...
Don’t ignore potential problems

Don’t ignore potential problems

When you’ve found the home of your dreams, it can be easy to be blinded by that dream. It’s the perfect home … there can’t be anything wrong! Or if there is something, how bad can it really be? Or maybe you just love the house so much that you...
Your new home needs an inspection, too

Your new home needs an inspection, too

New car smell is divine, but the smell of a newly-built home might be even better. Pristine carpets, freshly painted walls, the scent of freshly-cut lumber lingering in the air — it’s hard to beat the excitement of taking ownership of a brand new property....
Are there any child safety hazards in your home?

Are there any child safety hazards in your home?

Have a little one in your house? You’ve likely did your fair share of child proofing in every room of your home. Unfortunately, there are a number of hazards in homes today that many parents do not realize pose a safety threat. What should you look out for?...
The importance of the inspection

The importance of the inspection

Home ownership is a right of passage. As it’s customary to search for the “right home,” take the time to understand your wants, needs, and an absolutely not list. Then, as a homeowner who has since developed a new list of home non-negotiables, sellers may get started...